First time custom loop build- drain

[Enochian]

Hi ,

 

I am building my first cl . 

Was wondering if such solution for the drain is fine?

Will this disrupt somehow the flow from the pump ? Or anything else I should worry about 

[bowrilla]

Works but don't expect too much from that since your radiators apparently have the ports at the top ... there'll be a lot of tilting and potentially shaking necessary to drain your loop entirely. 

 

You either have to turn your radiators around, replace them with multiport radiators or live with it - I suggest the latter.

 

Also: operating that valve will but some stress on the fittings and hardline is a bit sensitive too that in terms of leaks. I'd probably just attach it directly to the T-splitter fitting and close it up with a screw plug. If you need to use it, you just attach some soft tubing with a fitting on one side and open the valve.

[Enochian]

9 hours ago, bowrilla said:

Works but don't expect too much from that since your radiators apparently have the ports at the top ... there'll be a lot of tilting and potentially shaking necessary to drain your loop entirely. 

 

You either have to turn your radiators around, replace them with multiport radiators or live with it - I suggest the latter.

 

Also: operating that valve will but some stress on the fittings and hardline is a bit sensitive too that in terms of leaks. I'd probably just attach it directly to the T-splitter fitting and close it up with a screw plug. If you need to use it, you just attach some soft tubing with a fitting on one side and open the valve.

From what I red,  there's no perfect way. Either easy filling or draining. 

Bottom did not have much space anyway.  

 

What about having some air pump or compressor or whatever to blow air into the filling port of the res, to push out the liquid? 

Would that damage the pump?

[For Science!]

2 hours ago, Enochian said:

From what I red,  there's no perfect way. Either easy filling or draining. 

Bottom did not have much space anyway.  

 

What about having some air pump or compressor or whatever to blow air into the filling port of the res, to push out the liquid? 

Would that damage the pump?

It will not do anything. Flow takes the path of least resistance, and so the air will just come out of the drain port. For an effect loop, one needs to minimize any “U”  shaped areas in the loop. 

[Ravendarat]

6 hours ago, Enochian said:

From what I red,  there's no perfect way. Either easy filling or draining. 

Bottom did not have much space anyway.  

 

What about having some air pump or compressor or whatever to blow air into the filling port of the res, to push out the liquid? 

Would that damage the pump?

Id just attach a tube to another part of the loop and before the rad and blow, youll force the water out